Employer Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type NHS
Site Cantley Health Centre
Town Doncaster
Salary £46,148 - £52,809 per annum pro rata
Salary period Yearly
Closing 23/04/2025 23:59
Interview date 01/05/2025
High Intensity Therapist - Counsellor
Band 7
Job overview
An opportunity has arisen to work in an exciting and dynamic service providing high intensity psychological interventions for the Doncaster Long Term Conditions Talking Therapies team.
We are looking for a psychotherapeutic counsellor who has the energy, enthusiasm, and skills to join our team who are committed to making a difference within the RDaSH Talking Therapies service. The service has been well established providing a stepped care, evidenced-based model for the treatment of people with common mental health problems. You will be hard-working and able to meet specified targets, in order to deliver a high quality talking therapies service.
Main duties of the job
To provide a qualified specialist psychological therapy service to clients who are presenting with symptoms of depression and anxiety in the context of living with long term physical health conditions. This involves providing specialist psychological assessment and therapy, within one or more psychological therapy models specified by the NHS Talking Therapies for anxiety and depression manual.
To provide advice and consultation on clients’ psychological care to colleagues and to other, non-professional carers. It will involve supervision of other colleagues including trainee High Intensity Therapists and Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners, as well as trainees from other professional groups as appropriate.
The post holder works autonomously within professional guidelines and within the overall framework of the team’s policies and procedures. To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team/service.
Working for our organisation
Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 3700 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.
We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.
We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Recognised/accredited postgraduate level training in a psychological therapy as specified in one of the Appendices, specific to job title
* Professionally registered / accredited as specified in the same Appendix, specific to job title
* Additional pre- and/or post-qualification training as specified in the same Appendix, specific to job title
Experience
* Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients within an NHS Talking Therapies service
* Experience of working with a variety of client groups and presenting problems that reflect a range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
* Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision
* Experience of specialist psychological therapy assessment and treatment of clients across a range of care settings relevant to an NHS Talking Therapies service, including outpatient, community, and primary care settings
Knowledge
* Experience at working with one or more NHS Talking Therapies-recognised psychological therapies at a specialist level
* High-level knowledge of the theory and practice of one or more NHS TALKING THERAPIES-recognised psychological therapies.
* Knowledge of effective care pathway navigation across primary and secondary care psychological therapies services
* Knowledge of the theory and practice of adapting specific NHS Talking Therapies-recognised psychological therapies for anxiety and/or depression in the context of co-morbidity and complexity (e.g. personality disorder, additional disabilities etc).
* Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health.
* Knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical field of psychological therapies
Skills
* Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
* Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
* Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, and where relevant their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
Other
* Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.
* Able to work specified work hours for the service including a specified pattern of evening and/or weekend shifts.
* Self-motivated, able to work autonomously and independently with confidence.
* Be aware of the limitations in own competencies and seek appropriate senior advice.
We welcome applications from individuals who may require sponsorship [if eligible] under the skilled worker or health & care visa route.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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